Gary's substack is a good read: https://garymarcus.substack.com/
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The use of "urchin" to refer to children is separate from its original meaning.
Maybe it became that as a word for something underfoot?
No, he's correct about Storm Shadow, this is from back in July:
I thought this had been the situation for a while. Didn’t they publicly back this very briefly before quickly walking it back?
Yes, Starmer said it back in early July. It sounds like the UK then looked to get agreement from the US and France before proceeding and the US have blocked it since then.
Alaska was sold in 1867...
You can see that the figure on the left has a ring on their right hand. The lady in red has the same ring.
"Devil Dogs" dates back to WWI, it's nothing to do with D-Day.
Basque is a language isolate and is thought to be unrelated to the Indo-European languages in this graphic.
I don’t think I’m responsible for other adults’ reactions to ~~my life choices or my lived experiences.~~ my suggesting that they or their spouses changing their surnames upon marriage implies some sort of ownership.
Hrrm, maybe have a think about it.
Teslas have an "Emissions Testing Mode" on the centre console that's just a fart sound generator.
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On the Giant Water Bug (bottom left) they aren't even mouthparts, those are it's first pair of legs.